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Ben McEvoy for Hawthorn has had 16 disposals, eight marks (five contested and one intercept), 23 hit outs (six to advantage), two clearances and gained 144 metres for his team

Q4 27:42

Papley's third goal came from the Swans' third forward 50 entry in the last four, after Hawthorn had the previous seven

Q4 27:22

GOALSwans (Tom Papley)

Q4 25:12

BEHINDSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q4 18:27

In the last 10 minutes, the Hawks have had 33 disposals in their attacking half compared to Sydney's one, and inside forward 50 Hawthorn leads the disposal count 150 during this period

Q4 18:15

GOALHawks (Jarryd Roughead)

Q4 17:25

Swans InterchangeCallum Sinclair off due to an injury.

Q4 17:18

BEHINDHawks (James Sicily)

Q4 15:24

Shiels' second goal for the night for Hawthorn broke Sydney's run of four and was their first of the second half

Q4 13:59

GOALHawks (Liam Shiels)

Q4 10:52

BEHINDHawks (Jarryd Roughead)

Q4 09:23

BEHINDHawks (Rushed)

Q4 07:00

GOALSwans (Tom Papley)

Q4 05:27

McVeigh's first goal was Sydney Swans' first sourced from a turnover inside their forward 50. In total they have sourced 5 goals from turnovers

Q4 04:31

GOALSwans (Jarrad McVeigh)

Q4 04:10

Swans InterchangeCallum Sinclair off due to an injury.

Q4 02:35

BEHINDHawks (Rushed)

Q4 00:58

BEHINDSwans (Tom Papley)

Q4 00:00

Q4 is now underway.

Q3 26:47

The siren has sounded to end Q3.

Q3 26:45

Hawthorn has laid 12 tackles in their forward half in the last 10 minutes, whilst the Swans have had none in their area. The Hawks lead the Swans 3422 in this category for the entire game

Q3 25:51

In the last 10 minutes, Hawthorn has had 14 disposals in their attacking 50 compared to the Swans' one in their respective zone

Q3 24:07

BEHINDHawks (Billy Hartung)

Q3 22:32

Hawks InterchangeTom Mitchell off due to an injury.

Q3 19:35

Swans InterchangeSam Naismith off due to an injury.

Q3 19:19

Hawthorn has had six of the last seven inside forward 50 entries, after the Swans had the previous 11, but they have only scored the one behind during this period, keeping the Swans scoreless

Q3 14:09

BEHINDHawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)

Q3 12:30

The Swans have had nine intercept possessions inside the midfield zone in the third quarter, compared with Hawthorn's one and lead 2319 in this zone for the entire game

Q3 08:15

Franklin's first goal of the game came from Sydney Swans' ninth inside forward 50 incursion for the quarter in the first eight minutes and their second goal of the term

Q3 07:49

GOALSwans (Lance Franklin)

Q3 05:13

BEHINDSwans (Kieren Jack)

Q3 01:08

GOALSwans (George Hewett)

Q3 00:38

Swans InterchangeSam Naismith off due to an injury.

Q3 00:00

Q3 is now underway.

Q2 29:24

The siren has sounded to end Q2.

Q2 29:22

Hawthorn has taken 25 marks in their forward half, compared with the Swans' 12 in their zone. The Hawks also lead marks in the midfield 4123 and overall lead the Swans 56-42 in this category

Q2 28:56

BEHINDSwans (Tom Papley)

Q2 27:56

Swans InterchangeSam Naismith off due to an injury.

Q2 27:15

BEHINDHawks (Will Langford)

Q2 24:43

The Hawks have had eight of the last ten inside forward 50 entries and have outscored the Swans 4.2 (26) to 0.0 (0) during this period

Q2 24:19

GOALHawks (Taylor Duryea)

Q2 21:09

Shoenmakers' second goal was their first sourced from a turnover inside their forward 50. The Hawks have have scored six of their seven goals from this source and two of these have been from a chain starting in their attacking half

Q2 20:20

GOALHawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)

Q2 19:59

BEHINDHawks (Shaun Burgoyne)

Q2 18:05

BEHINDHawks (Rushed)

Q2 14:31

GOALHawks (Shaun Burgoyne)

Q2 12:57

Hawks InterchangeBen McEvoy off due to the blood rule.

Q2 12:27

Hawks InterchangeBlake Hardwick and is possibly out for the game.

Q2 12:14

GOALHawks (Liam Shiels)

Q2 09:22

GOALSwans (Callum Sinclair)

Q2 09:02

Sydney Swans have had 46 disposals inside Hawthorn's forward 50 so far, compared to the Hawks' 11 in this zone. The Swans lead the overall disposal count 14840

Q2 06:45

Papley's first goal was Sydney Swans' and the game's first sourced from a stoppage

Q2 05:40

GOALSwans (Tom Papley)

Q2 04:30

BEHINDSwans (Tom Papley)

Q2 00:00

Q2 is now underway.

Q1 29:30

The siren has sounded to end Q1.

Q1 29:29

Hewett's first goal was Sydney Swans' first from a chain starting from an intercept inside their defensive 50. Hawthorn have also sourced a goal from this method

Q1 29:28

GOALSwans (George Hewett)

Q1 27:21

BEHINDSwans (Rushed)

Q1 26:08

Jarryd Roughead's first goal was Hawthorn's fourth and another sourced from a turnover. All of the matches' five goals have been sourced from turnovers

Q1 25:47

GOALHawks (Jarryd Roughead)

Q1 24:04

BEHINDSwans (Luke Parker)

Q1 23:59

Hawthorn has had 23 pressure acts inside their forward 50 zone with Bruest contributing five of these, whilst Sydney Swans have had just the seven in their area

Q1 18:59

BEHINDSwans (Rushed)

Q1 18:23

BEHINDSwans (Rushed)

Q1 17:38

BEHINDSwans (Rushed)

Q1 16:50

BEHINDHawks (Daniel Howe)

Q1 14:38

Schoenmakers' first goal came from Hawthorn's first mark inside their forward 50 zone and was their third of the game. All of their goals have been sourced from turnovers

Q1 14:20

GOALHawks (Ryan Schoenmakers)

Q1 11:53

BEHINDHawks (Rushed)

Q1 11:03

BEHINDSwans (Rushed)

Q1 07:29

GOALHawks (Tim O'Brien)

Q1 05:05

BEHINDHawks (Luke Breust)

Q1 02:59

GOALHawks (Shaun Burgoyne)

Q1 02:04

Hawks InterchangeDaniel Howe off due to the blood rule.

Q1 01:38

Hawthorn are yet to have a disposal, whilst Sydney Swans' first goal through Will Hayward was their seventh

Q1 01:28

Hawks InterchangeJarryd Roughead off due to an injury.

Q1 01:20

GOALSwans (Will Hayward)

Q1 00:45

BEHINDSwans (Callum Sinclair)

Q1 00:00

Q1 is now underway.

Q0 00:00

Shaun Burgoyne is averaging an equal career high 10 contested possessions per game in 2017. The last time Hawthorn played Sydney Swans he amassed 19 in this category (the second most in his career). Burgoyne has an average of 12 in his last five games

Q0 00:00

Since round 9 the Swans have averaged 13 more contested possessions per game than their opposition (ranked one in this category and winning eight of their nine matches in this period). Over rounds one to eight the Swans ranked eleventh in this category

Q0 00:00

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Q0 00:00

Outs for Swans: J.Lloyd (Omitted), G.Rohan (Omitted)

Q0 00:00

Ins for Swans: W.Hayward, J.Foote

Q0 00:00

Outs for Hawks: No Change

Q0 00:00

Ins for Hawks: No Change

Q0 00:00

Welcome to MCG for the Hawthorn v Sydney Swans Round 19 clash.

Q0 00:-20

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At the time, the Hawks had not kicked a goal since late in the second term, but as they did so many times during their 2013-15 glory years they found a spark.

First, Liam Shiels scrambled through two Swans to soccer a major on the goal-line – a goal that was only confirmed after a video review upheld the goal umpire's original decision with the available vision inconclusive on whether Swans defender Lewis Melican touched Shiels' soccer kick.

And then Jarryd Roughead converted after outmarking Dan Hannebery 10m from goal at the 18-minute mark, stretching the Hawks' lead to 13 points.

A Tom Papley goal with more than a minute to play reduced the Swans' deficit to six points and ensured a nail-biting finish, but the Hawks withstood the challenge to emerge 10.12 (72) to 9.12 (66) victors.

The victory takes Hawthorn – at least temporarily – within half a game of the top eight. It was also the Hawks' fourth win from their past six matches, which included a draw against GWS. After starting the season 1-5 and looking a near certainty to miss the finals for the first time since 2009, they're now an outside chance to return for their eighth consecutive September campaign.

Hawthorn's pressure was outstanding in the first half, helping them to stifle the Swans' ball movement and lock them in their defensive half for extended periods.

The Hawks kicked four consecutive goals from midway through the second quarter to go into half time with a handy 21-point lead.

But the Swans gradually chipped away at their deficit after the main break. A two-goal to none third quarter reduced the Hawks' lead to 10 points at the final break.

And Sydney hit the lead for the first time in nearly two quarters when they kicked two unanswered goals in the opening eight minutes of the final term, through Jarrad McVeigh and Papley.

But with Roughead leading the way with a 12-possession final quarter, the Hawks found a way.

The Hawks skipper finished the match with 24 touches, eight marks and two goals, but statistics don't fully do justice to the influence he had.

Liam Shiels (28 possessions and two goals) was also important through the midfield, with defenders Luke Hodge, James Sicily, Ryan Burton and Kaiden Brand combining brilliantly to stifle the Swans' forwards.

Brand spent most of the night on Lance Franklin, holding him to a solitary goal and restricting his Coleman Medal lead to just four goals over Ben Brown and Joe Daniher.

"They've been head and shoulders above everyone for the last 10 or 11 weeks so from that point of view it was really pleasing that we were able to grind out a win," Clarkson said.

"We played some good footy early and placed some scoreboard pressure.

"Sydney got in front in the last quarter and it took a lot of character (to come back and win). We've got a pretty young group, particularly in our back end, and for those boys to show their resilience up against guys like Franklin (was great)."

The Swans entered Friday's game riding a seven-game winning streak and having won 10 of their last 11 games, their most recent loss against Hawthorn in round 10 at the SCG.

Franklin showed there was no love lost between him and Hodge, clashing with his long-time former captain twice in the first quarter.

The Swans spearhead caught the Hawks veteran high in both incidents – first with an open-hand shove that caught Hodge in the face and then with a tackling attempt from behind where his arm collected the back of the two-time Norm Smith medallist's head.

Both clashes are likely to be scrutinised by the Match Review Panel, but neither is likely to earn Franklin a suspension.

The Swans could also pay an injury price with captain Josh Kennedy (hamstring), Sam Naismith (knee) and Callum Sinclair (ankle) spending time off the ground. Before the game, they also lost Jake Lloyd (hip tightness) and Gary Rohan (back spasms) as late withdrawals.

"You want them fit (but) we ended up winning the second half," Longmire said.

"(We) kicked 2.7 the first quarter, which put us on the back foot a bit. They probably had a couple of sore ones as well."

Asked how frustrating it had been to watch his team work so hard to hit the lead in the last quarter only to let Hawthorn kick away again, Longmire said simply: "Yeah, not happy."

Luke Parker (24 possessions and nine clearances) worked tirelessly all night for Sydney and was well supported by Isaac Heeney (25 possessions) and Tom Papley (17 possessions and 3.3), while Nic Newman (a team-high 29 possessions) and Callum Mills (21 disposals and six inside 50s) were influential playmakers across half-back.

MEDICAL ROOMHawthorn: Hawks Jarryd Roughead and Daniel Howe had a nasty head clash early in the game. Roughead suffered a gash across his check and went into the rooms to have stitches, while Howe's nose was taped up. Both players returned soon after and played out the game. Blake Hardwick sat out most of the final three quarters with concussion. The Hawks defender was barreled to the ground in a tackle by Swan Isaac Heeney early in the second term, but got straight up and took a free kick. Heeney's tackle did not appear to have secondary motion required to attract a dangerous tackle charge from the MRP, and Hardwick did not leave the ground for some minutes afterwards. Tom Mitchell limped from the ground late in the third quarter after landing awkwardly on his left ankle in a tackle. The midfielder started the last quarter with his ankle strapped.

Sydney: Jake Lloyd (hip tightness) and Gary Rohan (back spasms) were late withdrawals before the game. Lloyd was ruled out when the Swans lodged their final team 90 minutes before the match, having failed to come up after a six-day break. Rohan was ruled out about 30 minutes before the opening bounce. Sam Naismith (right knee), captain Josh Kennedy (left hamstring) spent extended periods off the ground, while Callum Sinclair (ankle) came to the bench midway through the final quarter. "I'm not sure what they are like at the moment, but there are a few pretty sore. (We'll) have to see how they pull up," Swans coach John Longmire said of the injured trio. Longmire said Kennedy's hamstring had "tightened up in the third quarter".

NEXT UPThe Hawks will enjoy a nine-day break before they play Richmond at the MCG next Sunday. Hawthorn defeated the Tigers by a combined 116 points in their two games at the MCG last year. The Swans face another big Friday night clash next round, when they face Geelong at Simonds Stadium. Sydney won the teams' most recent game at Geelong's home ground, defeating the Cats by 38 points in round 16 last season.